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1	Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Infection by the Quorum-Sensing Inhibitor RIP	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2007	170
2	Long-term results of laparoscopic versus open resections for rectal cancer for 124 unselected patients	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2003	126
3	RNA III Inhibiting Peptide Inhibits In Vivo Biofilm Formation by Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2003	120
4	Transanal endoscopic versus total mesorectal laparoscopic resections of T2–N0 low rectal cancers after neoadjuvant treatment: a prospective randomized trial with a 3-years minimum follow-up period	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2005	93
5	Laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2005	92
6	Interaction of Antimicrobial Peptide Temporin L with Lipopolysaccharide In Vitro and in Experimental Rat Models of Septic Shock Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2006	65
7	A Chimeric Peptide Composed of a Dermaseptin Derivative and an RNA III-Inhibiting Peptide Prevents Graft-Associated Infections by Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2004	60
8	Minimally invasive treatment of rectovaginal fistula	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2012	55
9	Comparative Efficacies of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin, Linezolid, Vancomycin, and Ciprofloxacin in Treatment, Using the Antibiotic-Lock Technique, of Experimental Catheter-Related Infection Due to Staphylococcus aureus	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2005	50
10	Pre-treatment of central venous catheters with the cathelicidin BMAP-28 enhances the efficacy of antistaphylococcal agents in the treatment of experimental catheter-related infection	Peptides	2006	49
11	Consensus Statement of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR): management and treatment of complete rectal prolapse	Techniques in Coloproctology	2018	49
12	A 23 year experience with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration	Hpb	2017	48
13	Acute cholecystitis during COVID-19 pandemic: a multisocietary position statement	World Journal of Emergency Surgery	2020	48
14	Citropin 1.1-treated central venous catheters improve the efficacy of hydrophobic antibiotics in the treatment of experimental staphylococcal catheter-related infection	Peptides	2006	46
15	RNAIII-inhibiting peptide improves efficacy of clinically used antibiotics in a murine model of staphylococcal sepsis	Peptides	2005	42
16	Results of laparoscopic vs open resections for colon cancer in patients with a minimum follow-up of 3 years	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2002	36
17	Long-term results after laparoscopic transverse choledochotomy for common bile duct stones	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2005	36
18	Quality-of-life impairment after endoluminal locoregional resection and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2014	36
19	Administration of protegrin peptide IB-367 to prevent endotoxin induced mortality in bile duct ligated rats	Gut	2003	33
20	Association of Delayed Surgery With Oncologic Long-term Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Not Responding to Preoperative Chemoradiation	JAMA Surgery	2021	33
21	Neutralization of Endotoxin In Vitro and In Vivo by BAC7(1-35), a Proline-Rich Antibacterial Peptide	Shock	2003	32
22	Pretreatment With the Protegrin IB‐367 Affects Gram‐Positive Biofilm and Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Linezolid in Animal Models of Central Venous Catheter Infection	Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition	2007	27
23	Cecropin B Enhances Betalactams Activities in Experimental Rat Models of Gram-Negative Septic Shock	Annals of Surgery	2004	26
24	Laparoscopic transperitoneal anterior adrenalectomy in pheochromocytoma: experience in 62 patients	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2014	25
25	Senescent macrophages in the human adipose tissue as a source of inflammaging	GeroScience	2022	25
26	Experimental study on the efficacy of combination of α-helical antimicrobial peptides and vancomycin against Staphylococcus aureus with intermediate resistance to glycopeptides	Peptides	2006	24
27	Mid-transverse colon cancer and extended versus transverse colectomy: Results of the Italian society of surgical oncology colorectal cancer network (SICO CCN) multicenter collaborative study	European Journal of Surgical Oncology	2020	24
28	EFFICACY OF LL-37 AND GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN A NEUTROPENIC MURINE SEPSIS DUE TO PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA	Shock	2008	23
29	Antiseptic Compounds Still Active Against Bacterial Strains Isolated from Surgical Wound Infections Despite Increasing Antibiotic Resistance	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases	2002	22
30	Effects of pexiganan alone and combined with betalactams in experimental endotoxic shock	Peptides	2005	21
31	Prophylaxis against Staphylococcus aureus Vascular Graft Infection with Mupirocin-Soaked, Collagen-Sealed Dacron	Journal of Surgical Research	2001	20
32	Antimicrobial properties of distinctin in an experimental model of MRSA-infected wounds	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases	2012	18
33	RNAIII-inhibiting Peptide and/or Nisin Inhibit Experimental Vascular Graft Infection with Methicillin-susceptible and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	2004	17
34	Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in pheochromocytomas	Journal of Endocrinological Investigation	2005	17
35	Temporin A Alone and in Combination with Imipenem Reduces Lethality in a Mouse Model of Staphylococcal Sepsis	Journal of Infectious Diseases	2005	15
36	Skeletal Muscle Metastases as Initial Presentation of Gastric Carcinoma	American Journal of Case Reports	2014	15
37	Management of adrenal incidentaloma by laparoscopic transperitoneal anterior and submesocolic approach	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	2016	14
38	Individual participant data pooled-analysis of risk factors for recurrence after neoadjuvant radiotherapy and transanal local excision of rectal cancer: the PARTTLE study	Techniques in Coloproctology	2019	13
39	Are Adrenal Lesions of 6 cm or More in Diameter a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy? A Case–Control Study	World Journal of Surgery	2020	13
40	Quinupristin/dalfopristin Bonding in Combination with Intraperitoneal Antibiotics Prevent Infection of Knitted Polyester Graft Material in a Subcutaneous Rat Pouch Model Infected with Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	2002	12
41	THE CATHELICIDIN-DERIVED TRITRPTICIN ENHANCES THE EFFICACY OF ERTAPENEM IN EXPERIMENTAL RAT MODELS OF SEPTIC SHOCK	Shock	2006	12
42	Efficacy of Rifampin-Levofloxacin as a Prophylactic Agent in Preventing Staphylococcus epidermidis Graft Infection	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	2000	11
43	Distinctin improves the efficacies of glycopeptides and betalactams against staphylococcal biofilm in an experimental model of central venous catheter infection	Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A	2007	11
44	Efficacy of the bovine antimicrobial peptide indolicidin combined with piperacillin/tazobactam in experimental rat models of polymicrobial peritonitis	Critical Care Medicine	2008	11
45	Therapeutic Efficacy of the Polymyxin-like Peptide Ranalexin in an Experimental Model of Endotoxemia	Journal of Surgical Research	2001	10
46	Efficacy of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin in Preventing Vascular Graft Infection Due to Staphylococcus epidermidis with Intermediate Resistance to Glycopeptides	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	2002	10
47	RNAIII-INHIBITING PEPTIDE IN COMBINATION WITH THE CATHELICIDIN BMAP-28 REDUCES LETHALITY IN MOUSE MODELS OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPSIS	Shock	2006	10
48	Comparative Efficacy of Topical Versus Systemic Teicoplanin in Experimental Model of Wound Infections	Journal of Surgical Research	2008	10
49	Laparoscopic bilateral anterior transperitoneal adrenalectomy: 24 years experience	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2019	10
50	Laparoscopic cecopexy for cecal volvulus after laparoscopy. Case report and a review of the literature	Minerva Chirurgica	2007	10

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